Izabela Zaluska

Izabela Zaluska is an undergraduate at UW-Madison studying journalism with an emphasis on reporting and pursuing a certificate in criminal justice. In addition to The Observatory, she has had her work published by The Badger Herald, UW's Global Health Institute and Madison Commons. In her free time, she loves to cook, listen to true crime podcasts and watch Netflix.

Investing in people, not prisons, is what Gov.-elect Tony Evers believes the state of Wisconsin should be doing. During his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, Evers was vocal about criminal justice reform, outlining a number of policies he would like to see changed and saying that reducing the prison population by 50 percent is a “goal that’s worth accomplishing.”

During her unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate, Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir claimed that 3.4 million people would lose employer-sponsored health care coverage if Congress passed Medicare for All, a bill co-sponsored by her opponent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. We check that claim.

Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says the state is losing hundreds of dairy farms a year and needs Congress to pass the 2018 Farm Bill to help dairy farmers through the current economic crisis. We check her claims.

ByIzabela ZaluskaPublished September 28, 2018

The debate about Wisconsin’s infrastructure and road quality remains at the forefront of the 2018 gubernatorial election. The Observatory fact-checks Tony Evers’ claims about making fixing Wisconsin’s roads a top priority.

President Donald Trump declared via Twitter that he is keeping perhaps his most famous campaign promise, claiming that “MEXICO IS PAYING FOR THE WALL!” through a recent trade agreement negotiated with Mexico. But economic and trade experts we interviewed said that’s not possible.

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